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Fas and FasL gene polymorphisms are not associated with cervical cancer but differ among Black and Mixed-ancestry South Africans

Author: Chatterjee, Koushik ; Engelmark, Malin ; Gyllensten, Ulf ; Dandara, Collet ; Merwe, Lize ; Galal, Ushma ; Hoffman, Margaret ; Williamson, Anna-Lise Date: 2009 BACKGROUND:Cervical cancer is one of the most important cancers in African women. Polymorphisms in the Fas (FasR) and Fas ligand (FasL) genes have been reported to be associated with cervical cancer in certain populations. This study investigated ... Read more c b
A panel of ancestry informative markers for the complex five-way admixed South African Coloured population

Author: Daya, Michelle ; Merwe, Lize van der ; Galal, Ushma ; Möller, Marlo ; Salie, Muneeb ; Chimusa, Emile R ; Galanter, Joshua M ; Helden, Paul D van ; Henn, Brenna M ; Gignoux, Chris R Date: 2013 Admixture is a well known confounder in genetic association studies. If genome-wide data is not available, as would be the case for candidate gene studies, ancestry informative markers (AIMs) are required in order to adjust for admixture. The ... Read more c b

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